This is Celtic Twist from McCall’s. This is the first quilt I machine quilted on my Brother 6600. I love this quilt so much. It was hard work keeping all the little corners correct. This one is my sons, I’m making another for my brother! I love it!! :)

Quilt size: width: 84" height: 96"

First QuiltBy: Debbie Grasley,
Minnesota, USA

This is the first quilt I made in a class @ The Poise’n Ivy Shop in Ohio. I hand pieced it and then was hand quilted before we made the move to Minnesota. Fell in love with quilting and have continued with it since.

Quilt size: width: 93" height: 73"

Floral RingsBy: Barb Schan,
Nova Scotia, Canada

Floral Rings is an AnitaGoodesign special collection. I took some of the suggestions in the design and created my own version of the original 64 x 64 quilt. Throughout the long Nova Scotia winter, this has been my promise of spring. The back will be the same green floral fabric.

Quilt size: width: 90" height: 105"

flowers on greenBy: Nancy Myers,
Michigan, USA

Our 2008 guild challenge was to use scraps of green to create a smaller sized quilt. I had so many scraps and chose those that were about 1″ wide. I added yo-yo flowers and fake flowers leaves from my wedding decor of almost 30 years ago.

Quilt size: width: 18" height: 31.5"

for the birdwatcherBy: Lies Bos-Varkevisser,
Netherlands

A redwork quilt in greens. The patterns for these birds I made myself.

Quilt size: width: 26" height: 26"

Frogs in AbundanceBy: Patricia S. Moffitt,
Alaska, USA

I really don’t like to applique, but my friend wanted frogs on her quilt and I couldn’t find anything pieced that I liked. This pattern just caught my eye and wasn’t as onerous as I had expected.

Quilt size: width: 42" height: 42"

Gingham Gets GroovyBy: Nouveau Stitch,
Michigan, USA

I love gingham and when I realized I could recreate gingham with solids, I had to give it a try!

Quilt size: width: 44" height: 48"

Green ChristmasBy: Terri,
California, USA

My daughter’s favorite color is green. For the Christmas of 2008 I decided to make her a wall quilt. It turned out perfect for her. She loved it and decided to hang it in her cubicle at work. I entered its sister quilt, Blue Christmas, in the Fair and won 3rd place!

This is truly a miniature quilt. The fabric pendant features the Mountain Peak quilt square and is hand quilted. The cords is beaded with glass beads and hangs 13.5″.

Quilt size: width: 1.5" height: 1.5"

Green StarsBy: marianne snijders,
Netherlands

Green is my colour and stars are my beloved quiltpattern. And I love to make my quilts by hand and also handquiltingans used in each block a different quiltmotif.

Quilt size: width: 62" height: 72"

Kelly’s ShamrocksBy: Rebecca Burch,
Wisconsin, USA

My husband’s boss was expecting a baby in March. I found this darling shamrock fabric so I made a baby quilt (“Single Irish Chain”) from it. I hand quilted shamrocks in the plain squares. As it happened, the baby was a little girl (Kelly) born on St. Patrick’s Day! So this was perfect for her!

Quilt size: width: 45" height: 45"

Lucky Four PatchBy: aggiequilter,
Texas, USA

This is a disappearing four patch quilt that I made for my 5 year old nephew who’s favorite color is green. It was just my second quilt and gave me the most trouble of the 5 I have completed thus far…but it was worth every minute when I see pictures of my nephew with it.

Quilt size: width: 60" height: 60"

Simple PleasuresBy: Yvonne Bamlett,
Alberta, Canada

This green runner has the little leprechans dancing their jigs and guarding the gold! The two green tones are set of perfectly with the muted black. Very cute for decorating and celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. Good Luck to You All!

Quilt size: width: 13" height: 36"

St Patrick’s LuckBy: Susan Arnold,
California, USA

I wanted a St Patrick’s wall hanging but DID NOT want to buy themed fabric. So, I went through my greens, and designed this with EQ7. Love how it turned out!

Quilt size: width: 30" height: 38"

St Patricks Day (O’faigh)By: O’faigh,
Australia

The theme for our 12in Mini Club was to make for a secret partner a mini quilt for St Patrick’s Day.I was stumped with inspiration for the theme. In my stash I had a small felt shamrock brooch, some suffolk puffs made in irish themed fabric. I machine quilted the background and formed a wreath.

Quilt size: width: 12" height: 12"

St. Patrick’s Day ( Carrie P.)By: Carrie P.,
North Carolina, USA

My mini quilt was made from an embroidery design by Kathy Schmitz. I used a block design from Quiltmaker 100 blocks magazine. The block design is by Felicity Miller.

Quilt size: width: 12" height: 12"

Sweet PeasBy: Vickie Clontz,
North Carolina, USA

Our summer garden inspired me to wet-felt these little green peas wrapped in silk chiffon pods with pink silk ribbon bonnets atop hand-painted wood bead heads. The vines are wet-felted and swirl around batik leaves, all of which are stitched to a summer sky-blue batik background.

So many gorgeous green quilts. All of them are lovely. I use only “Foxglove Cottage ” needles. Mainly the Red-work Embroidery style. They wonderfully thin, including the eye of the needles, but the eye will easily accommodate three strands of floss when needed. I use size 9 and 10 because they are longer but still sleek enough to glide easily through the fabric and easy for me to keep hold of even though I don’t have any feeling in the tips of my fingers. OH, and the price is right too. They have a large variety of needles including ‘betweens’ and other quilting and embroidery specialty needles including sample packs with variety of sizes. Thanks for a chance in this giveaway!

I have used Roxanne size 11 quilting needles for years but lately I even bend and break those. I take very small stitches and use the rocking method so they bend or break very easily. I just finished a quilt and broke two and bent at least five. I wish I could find an indestructible needle.

I have so many needles around and in pincushions that I just pick up whatever is there, however for sewing in tail when I long-arm quilt I use Clover Self Threading Needles (assorted) and I have bought a pack of Straw Needles Size 11, as I have a few friends who use and recommend them. Time to break open the pack.

I use whatever needles I have in my sewing/quilting supplies. So many here said they use John James needles. I’m going to have to buy some and see if there is a big difference because I’m starting my hexie project in April, so anything that will make the job easier would be great.

I have an especially fine and rather long needle for sewing by hand, English paperpiecing mostly. It is no. 11, I purchased it years ago, and do not remember where :) lol
Love the quilts, always so inspiring!
Inge C
Denmark

When it comes to hand sewing, there is not a particular brand. I have always used the ones that come in a wheel so much easier to get the needles out of it and to keep in with threads on them. The finer needles in the package of course. I have just started.